"We must get all this away as soon as possible, and guard it carefully," said the major.
"Yes, it is a great temptation, I sup——"
As Ted was speaking he chanced to look up.
Framed in the window was a face.
But as Ted met the blazing eyes in the face it vanished, and he ran into the hall and out onto the veranda, but could see no one in the garden.
At that moment, however, he was brought back into the house with a jump by the sudden slamming of the back door of the house and a cry of warning from Bud, followed by shouts from the other boys. Then a shot outside, and a crash of glass.
The house was being besieged.
He heard a rush in the garden, and turned to see several men race around the corner of the house toward the front door.
They had almost reached it when he slammed it in their faces, putting his shoulder to it, and calling for help.
In the lead of the besiegers he recognized the face he had seen at the window.